City Morality and Faith Initiatives Highlight Urban Life Notes
Dr Ralph W Sockman argues city life tests moral standards and urges unity beyond denominations as Christianity strengthens its Protestant solidarity. Tunghai University Formosa opens in 1954 with 200 first year students, sponsored by the Presbyterian Church in Formosa and United Board for Christian College in China. Dr James H Robinson edits race relations leaflets to counter communist propaganda and promote objective US race discussion. Reverend Bradford Webster Webster is named author of a new city hymn winning contest in SmethportPennsylvania with a Convocation on Urban Life event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph W. Sockman
Christ Church
New York
America
Tunghai University
Taichung
Formosa
Presbyterian Church In
United Board For Christian College
China
Thomas Wesley Graham
Presbytery of
Connecticut Valley
Oberlin College
Tunghai
Bradford Gray Webster
Methodist
Smethport
Penna
Hymn Society of America
Dr. Webster
Columbias
Ohio
Deane Edwards
Hymn Society
Self Knowledge and Conscience in Spiritual Self-Examination
A Washington service column urges readers to confront conscience through prayer to the Holy Spirit and a nightly examination of thoughts, words, and deeds. It claims moral self-control follows from aligning desires with divine will, offering a path to a second chance through repentance and God’s love.
Christian Workers School Set For Kerrville
Kerrville area Methodist Church hosts a five night leadership training school for Sunday School officers and teachers from March 22 to 26 led by Bill Ward Schreiner Institute dean. Courses cover kindergarten to adult instruction with accreditations from the General Board of Education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kerrville
Methodist Church
Hill Country
Christian Workers School
First Methodist Church
Bill Ward
Schreiner Institute
Kerrville-Hill Country
L. Eugene Harris
General Board of Education
The
Geo. Ricker
F’burg
Lee Lemons
Hunt
Seaborn Riker
Mason
Leslie McDaniel Hondo
Harris
John Platt
Bandera Methodist Church
Neely Newman
Commission On Education
Newman
Lutheran Hour Expands Into Seven New Areas Of The World
The Lutheran Hour Operating Committee approved expansion into seven new areas including Korea Guam Taiwan Curacao Falkland Islands Montserrat and Canton Island. Broadcasts will reach 120000 in Guam 143000 in Curacao 117000 in Montserrat and audiences in other regions as plans proceed. Local reports note staff activity and past week hospital and home news.
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Lutheran Hour
Globe
Lutheran Hour Operating Committee
St. Louis
Canton Island
Phoenix Group
Pacific
KIBS
Caribbean Sea
Montserratt
Leeward Group
Leeward Islands
Radio
Respect For Law The Keystone Of Traffic Courtesy
Col E B Tilley of Houston, Texas Safety Association and Gulf Oil advisor, promotes the Code of the Road program. He ties respect for law to courteous driving and safe streets, noting national sponsors and the need to follow signs, signals, and pavement markings. Mrs Anita Kneese and her sons visited Marble Falls over the weekend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col
E. B. Tilley
Houston
Texas Safety Association
Gulf Oil Corporation
Col. Tilley
Texas
National Safety Council
Inter-Industry Highway Safety Committee
National Committee For Traffic Safety
Hymn Society Honors Four New Texts And One Posthumous Poem
The Hymn Society awarded honorable mention to four new hymn texts. Authors include the late Dr. Thomas Curtis Clark of Bellwood Illinois whose last poem Where Restless Throngs Press Forward is noted, Dr. Rolland W. Schloerb of Hyde Park Baptist Church Chicago, Miss Sarah E. Tayor of Central Falls Rhode Island, and Rev. W. Williams of London England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
the Hymn Society
Thomas Curtis Clark
Bellwood
Rolland W. Schloerb
Hyde Park Baptist Church
Chicago
Sarah E. Tayor
Central Falls
R. I
W. Williams
London
Eng
Union Christian Service Center Seeks Christian Leadership Training in Korea
Presbyterians Methodists the Salvation Army and the United Church of Canada join to run the Union Christian Service Center at Taejon Korea an agricultural training center led by American missionary Dean Schowengerdt The center sits on about 150 acres of land with a third tillable and serves hundreds of Korean amputees fitted with limbs at the nearby Taeson hospital Also part of the program are a Farm Demonstration Center a tuberculous ward home and a Rural Christian Leaders Training Institute Schowengerdt a Kansas State College graduate is the guiding agriculturist from Reserve Kansas
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
United Church of Canada
New “Union Christian Service Center
Taejon
Korea
Dean Schowengerdt
Taeson Hospital
Schowengerdt
Kansas State College
Reserve
Kansas
Emergency Feed Program Ends April 5 1954
The county Drought Committee announces the Emergency Feed Program will discontinue as of April 15 1954. No feed or mixed feed applications will be approved after April 15. Final date to file mixed feed applications is April 1 1954, and delivery of corn and wheat cannot be guaranteed for applications filed after March 25 1954.
Dickersons Visit Sister-in-Law in Fredericksburg Hospital
Mr and Mrs W O Dickerson of Roosevelt visited their sister in law Mrs C N Taylor who is confined in a Fredericksburg hospital Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. McAuley
Dick Straus
Byhala
Mississippi
John S. Morris
Harper’s Churches Extend A Cordial Welcome
Come to church this Sunday at St. Anthony’s Church led by Rev. A A Gitter. Masses at 8 30 and 10 with religious school and Stations of the Cross. Additional services include Youth Study Club Monday 8 pm Lenten Mass Wednesday 8 pm Adult Study Club First Friday Mass Benediction 8 am First Saturday Mass 8 am. Sunday School 10 am Preaching 11 am Missionary program and playlet I Have Seen the Spirit Work. Evening Baptist study 7 pm and Friday church group meetings. Everyone invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
School of Religion
Stations of the Cross
St James Lutheran Church Service and Sunday School
Dr W J Goerner Pastor welcomes all to St James Lutheran Church with 9 30 a m Sunday School and Bible Class 10 30 a m Divine Worship and 7 30 p m Luther League meeting A cordial invitation to our services
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. James Lutheran Church
W. J. Goerner
Luther League
Methodist Church Schedule Led by Rev J D Farmer
The Methodist Church led by Rev J D Farmer offers worship every Sunday with singing. Preaching occurs on the first and third Sundays while the second and fourth Sundays have no preaching services. WSCS meets twice a month on the first Thursday after the first and third Sundays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WSCS
Visitors Gather at August Kirch Hoff Home
Visitors on Sunday included Mr. and Mrs. Felix Feuge and Mr. and Mrs. Albert Lang of San Antonio. Also present were Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Durden Sr. of Doss, Mr. and Mrs. L. W. Feuge and Kerrville children, Mr. and Mrs. Hubert Rahe and child, and Mrs. Amanda Longshore of Doss. A very pleasant day was spent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirchhoff
Felix Feuge
Albert Lang
San Antonio
Jerry Durden, Sr
Doss
L. W. Feuge
Kerrville
Hubert Rahe
Amanda Longshore
Card of Thanks From Mangold and Bier Schwale Families
The Mangold and Bier Schwale families express gratitude for the acts of kindness and sympathy shown after the passing of their loved one. May God bless you and comfort you in your days of sorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Mangold
O. C. Mangold
F. M. Bierschwale
Comfort Hatchery ad proclaims 48th season poultry sale
Chicks and pullets offered since 1907 include Large English White Leghorns Austra Whites Danish Brown Leghorns Rhode Island Reds Barred Plymouth Rocks and Combines. White Leghorns sired by ROP Errell with 292 348 records. Cockerels from 3.50 per 100. Write or phone Comfort Hatchery P O Box 368 Comfort Texas May 28.
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Rhode Island
R.O.P. Cockerell
Comfort Hatch
P. O
Comfort
Texas
Amber and J O Stevens Visit by Junction Couple
Mr and Mrs Amber Davis of Junction visited Mr and Mrs J O Stevens on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amber Davis
Junction
J. O. Stevens
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Eres
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Fairbanks Morse
Fredericksburg, Texas
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Louis Kunz
Jersey Lilly Station
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Texaco Gas and Oils
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Rocksprings
Republic of Korea
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Lutheran Laymen's League
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Pacific Ocean
KUAM
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CUROM
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John G. Kuhns
Boston University
Harper
Pentecostal Church
Carlos Parker
Arthur Lang
Levy Rosenbusch
Jack Miller
San Saba
the Herald
Betty Gammenthaler
State Hospital
Fred Gammenthaler
Gammenthaler
Henry Maurer
Harper Community
Alex Mittendorf
Prop
Nu-Way Beauty Shop
Marie Taylor
Chas. W. Barrett
Texaco
M. R. Massey
Mgr
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